www.undp.org - WASHINGTON - Oceans provide over US$1 trillion annually to the world economy in market goods and services and many times that in non-market amenities. Yet, our oceans are under growing threat from...
www.thunderclap.it - The world is speaking as one -- we need bold, ambitious, decisive action on climate change. Join the #EarthToParis Thunderclap to add your voice to this global call for climate action! This Decembe...
www.unicef.org - After losing his parents and siblings to the Ebola virus, a boy longs to get back to school – even if his school uniform has grown too short. PATE BANA MARANK, Sierra Leone, 25 November 2015 – John...
blogs.worldbank.org - Our recent book, Violence Against Women and Girls: Lessons from South Asia, contains some startling facts. Some 77 percent of girls in Bangladesh are married before they turn 18. India has the worl...
www.nytimes.com - BRUSSELS — The investigation into the Paris terrorist attacks, previously focused on jihadist networks in France and Belgium, has widened to Eastern Europe, with a Belgian federal prosecutor announ...